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Suez Canal
Every Vessel Hunter story on Suez Canal: 20 stories, from 2 July 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Red Sea container transits hit post-crisis high as ONE sends FE1 and IOX back via Suez". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Red Sea container transits hit post-crisis high as ONE sends FE1 and IOX back via Suez
Containership transits of Bab el Mandeb reached 314 in September, the most since late 2023, as the Premier Alliance moves two Asia-Europe loops back to Suez.
Sanctioned Russian ro-ro Lady Mariia has spent 35 days at anchor off Port Said
The US-sanctioned Russian ro-ro Lady Mariia has been at anchor off Port Said for 35 days since a drone attack off Crete, broadcasting her position on AIS.
Dubai Tower sails home via Suez after Sea Legend's first Arctic run of 2026
Sea Legend Shipping's 1,740 TEU Dubai Tower transited the Suez Canal southbound on 5 October, closing a loop that took her to Europe through Arctic waters.
Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI add a Far East route to their revised plan for Zim Israel
Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI have handed Israel a revised framework for the Zim takeover, adding a weekly Far East service for Zim Israel and tighter golden-share terms while keeping the $35 a share price.
Tanger Med handles 84m tonnes in first half as carriers rebuild services via Suez
Tanger Med handled 84 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 6%, as ONE, CMA CGM and the Gemini partners redrew their networks around the gradual return to the Suez Canal.
Gemini Moves Four More Services Back Through the Red Sea and Suez
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are routing four more Gemini Cooperation services through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a substantial acceleration of their staged return to the shorter corridor.
Dubai Tower Reaches Teesport on the Arctic Route From China
The containership Dubai Tower has arrived at Teesport after sailing from Ningbo through the Arctic, the first of eight Northern Sea Route crossings planned this season.
Houthis Seize Mokha, Closing on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Houthi forces have taken the Red Sea port of Mokha, putting them roughly 80 km from the Bab el-Mandeb and in reach of the strait's Yemeni shoreline.
This Week in Maritime: Hormuz opens a crack and fuel gets harder to buy
The week Qatar moved a gas carrier openly through Hormuz, Suez transits came back 40%, bunker stocks fell 30% below their seasonal norm and 160,000 TEU sat at anchor off North Europe.
Maritime Briefing of 11 September 2026
The day in shipping: drones damage the Suezmax Siren, fire kills five aboard a Philippine ferry with 86 missing, and Maersk restarts limited Suez transits.
MSC Cruises cancels the Armonia repositioning voyage to South Africa
MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Armonia's 26-night repositioning voyage to Durban, saying it cannot guarantee safe transit of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Maersk resumes limited Suez transits but warns strain will persist
Maersk has restarted Suez transits on three services while telling customers to plan for variable lead times across India, the Middle East and Africa.
Suez Canal Transits Rise 40% and Dollar Revenues Jump 50%
Suez Canal transits are up 40% and dollar revenues 50% in the second half of this year, though traffic remains at 14,000 to 15,000 vessels against around 26,000 in 2023.
Port Congestion Absorbs 2.3m TEU as Container Fleet Faces a Suez Reset
Delays have rendered 6.6% of the containership fleet effectively unavailable, masking a tonnage release that a full return to Suez would turn into an 8.7% contraction in head-haul demand.
Bangkok Maersk Makes First Suez Transit With 190,000-Tonne Cargo
Bangkok Maersk crossed the Suez Canal for the first time on 22 August, part of a northern convoy that also carried sister vessel Mathilde Maersk on Maersk's AE7 Asia-Europe service.
MSC Tests Suez Transits as Container Volumes Rise on the Corridor
MSC has sent seven eastbound vessels through the Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb in two weeks, as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return services to a corridor CMA CGM never fully left.
Norwegian Cancels Farewell Cruise Over Red Sea Security
Norwegian Cruise Line has cancelled the farewell voyage of the Norwegian Sky, a nineteen-night sailing due to transit the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, citing security concerns.
Hormuz transits claw back in June as ships pile into the Red Sea
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovered in June from May's lows but remained a fraction of a year earlier, as owners rerouted crude and boxes through the Red Sea.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd begin phased return to the Suez Canal
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will route some Gemini network sailings back through the Suez Canal, trimming a key Asia-Europe service by around four weeks.
El-Sisi reviews Suez Canal rates and marine unit manufacturing
President El-Sisi has reviewed Suez Canal navigation rates and Egypt's local marine manufacturing drive, as canal revenues rose 18.5% in the first half of the 2025/26 fiscal year.
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